Minneapolis minimum wage: $16.37/hr.
The Minneapolis minimum wage rose to $16.37/hr on January 1, 2026 — a $0.40 CPI increase from $15.97 in 2025. Unlike many city wage ordinances, Minneapolis runs a single unified rate for all employer sizes — the prior large/small split was eliminated July 1, 2024. Coverage triggers when a worker performs at least 2 hours of work in Minneapolis in any 2-week period — meaning mobile workers (delivery drivers, service technicians, traveling sales) are routinely covered for shifts that take them into Minneapolis even briefly.
Minneapolis Minimum Wage Floor
Enforces $16.37/hr Minneapolis floor for shifts where the worker performs 2+ hours in city boundaries within any 2-week period. Auto-uplifts each January 1 with CPI adjustment.
What those rules do at shift save and on coverage transitions.
The hero card configuration: Block below city floor, Critical on coverage tracking.
When a Minneapolis-covered shift is saved at a rate below $16.37, the save fails. The Minneapolis ordinance applies regardless of employer size or worker age — no carve-outs.
A worker who performs 2+ hours of work in Minneapolis in any rolling 2-week period is covered by the city minimum wage. Teambridge tracks Minneapolis hours across all shifts and surfaces coverage transitions when the threshold is crossed.
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Single rate, all employers, 2-hour coverage trigger.
The 2024 unification simplified compliance significantly. The remaining operational watchpoint is mobile-worker coverage — workers who occasionally enter Minneapolis can be covered for all hours worked while inside city limits.
Single unified rate as of 2024
Minneapolis transitioned to a single rate on July 1, 2024. The prior large-employer ($16.86) vs small-employer ($14.50) split was eliminated. Effective January 1, 2026, the rate is $16.37/hr for all employer sizes — small businesses (1 employee) and large enterprises (1000+ employees) pay the same. The simplification reduced administrative burden but raised costs for small employers that had been on the lower tier.
Geographic coverage and the 2-hour rule
The Minneapolis ordinance applies to work performed within the geographic boundaries of the city. Coverage triggers when a worker performs 2+ hours of work in Minneapolis in any 2-week period — including: workers whose primary work location is in Minneapolis; mobile workers (delivery drivers, service technicians, traveling sales) who spend 2+ hours in the city per rolling 2-week window; and remote workers physically located in Minneapolis. The 2-hour threshold is a coverage gate, not a per-shift requirement — once covered, ALL hours worked within the city must be paid at the Minneapolis rate.
Teambridge resolves Minneapolis coverage and applies the rate at every covered shift.
The 2-hour coverage trigger means workers can transition into and out of Minneapolis coverage based on routing — mobile workers need active tracking.
Primary work address against city limits.
When a worker is hired, the primary work address is checked against Minneapolis boundaries. Workers with primary location in Minneapolis are covered immediately for all hours.
Hours in Minneapolis aggregated.
Mobile workers' shifts are checked against Minneapolis boundaries. Hours worked inside city limits are aggregated across rolling 2-week windows. Crossing the 2-hour threshold triggers coverage for all subsequent Minneapolis hours.
Minneapolis hours paid at $16.37.
For covered workers, every hour worked inside Minneapolis is paid at $16.37 (or higher). Hours worked outside the city default to the state rate ($11.41) unless St. Paul applies.
Required notices delivered at hire.
Minneapolis-covered new hires receive the Labor Standards poster, state wage theft notice, and ESST notice. Acknowledgment is tracked.
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